Where does “継承” come from?

継承 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 継, from Japanese 継ぐ — to succeed (someone), to inherit (an operation), to continue (an action).

継承 (Japanese): succession, accession, inheritance; succeed to,...

Definitions

  1. succession, accession, inheritance; succeed to,...

Ancestry of “継承”, step by step

継承 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 継

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese継succeed
2Japanese継ぐto succeed (someone), to inherit (an operation), to continue (an action)

via Japanese 承

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese承agree to; succeed to

Words derived from “継承”

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